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The True Measure of Success Forget GDP. A better metric for prosperity is Gross National Happiness. By Daniel H. Pink from Wired magazine. | 3 |
UK to Seek Bush Support on G8 Poverty Goals (Reuters) Reuters - Britain will seek Washington's support\to help it achieve goals on global poverty reduction, debt\relief and fair trade during London's G8 presidency next year,\finance minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday. | 0 |
Oracle concern at #39;brain drain #39; Oracle, the American corporate software giant, has admitted it is feeling the pressure of its protracted takeover battle for PeopleSoft, saying that it was worried that valuable staff were starting to leave its acquisition target. | 2 |
China's Lenovo buys IBM personal computer business for 1.25 bln dollars (AFP) AFP - China's largest manufacturer of personal computers Lenovo Group said it has bought IBM's PC business for 1.25 billion dollars, making it the world's number three in the intensely competitive field. | 0 |
Toshiba and Memory-Tech go Dual-Format DVD. Toshiba and Memory-Tech announced they developed a dual-layer DVD disc. This wouldn #39;t be newsworthy unless the disc is able to contain two formats: HD DVD and DVD formats. | 3 |
Mozilla #39;s Thunderbird is go The Mozilla Foundation has released version 1.0 of its Thunderbird open source email client, following up on the successful recent launch of its Firefox web browser, and delivering new anti-spam and anti-virus technology to the desktop. | 3 |
Cisco guns for datacentres Cisco Systems aimed straight for datacentres yesterday at its annual worldwide analyst conference, with company executives claiming many communications functions in servers would be better moved into the network. | 3 |
O #39;Neill #39;envious #39; of Europe #39;s top clubs Martin O #39;Neill last night confronted the disappointment of seeing his Celtic side being ejected from European football before Christmas, but batted away questions about being in charge of a cash-strapped team following the 0-0 draw with AC Milan. | 1 |
Redknapp #39;ready to join Saints #39; Redknapp has been linked with a move to replace caretaker manager Steve Wigley two weeks after leaving Southampton #39;s south-coast rivals Portsmouth. | 1 |
NATO Postpones Talks with Ukrainian Minister BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO has postponed a Thursday meeting between its foreign ministers and their Ukrainian counterpart, to avoid high-level contacts with a government accused of election fraud, NATO sources said. | 0 |
UK to Seek Bush Support on G8 Poverty Goals LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will seek Washington's support to help it achieve goals on global poverty reduction, debt relief and fair trade during London's G8 presidency next year, finance minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday. | 0 |
US air force 'deaf to sex claims' A Pentagon report on claims of sexual assault says US air force commanders failed to recognise the problem. | 0 |
Lenovo buys IBM PC business IBM, which revolutionised the global computer industry when it launched its first desktop in 1981, has sold its PC business to a Chinese group in a \$1.75bn (900m) deal, it was confirmed today. | 2 |
Motorola, others profit from major Sprint upgrade Lucent, Motorola and Nortel won about \$3 billion in contracts to help Sprint upgrade its wireless network to handle high-speed Internet traffic over mobile phones and computers. | 2 |
Johnson and Johnson mulls USD24bn takeover NEW YORK - US health titan Johnson and Johnson is in quot;advanced negotiations quot; for a 24-billion-dollar takeover of US heart device manufacturer Guidant, the New York Times said. | 2 |
India on track to poverty reduction: ILO: India News: New Delhi, Dec 8 : India is on its way to poverty reduction and employment generation at a time when about 1.4 billion people, or half the world #39;s workers, are trapped in grinding poverty, says a new International Labour Organisation (ILO | 2 |
Lamy gets EU backing for WTO The EU is set to back former trade commissioner Pascal Lamy for the top job at the WTO. A meeting of trade chiefs from the 25 member states agreed on the Frenchmans candidacy on Tuesday. | 2 |
California outlook: solid but unspectacular For California businesses, 2005 may not quite be a year of wine and roses. But it will at least be a time of beer and daisies, according to economists at the Anderson Forecast of the University of California Los Angeles. | 2 |
Postponed quot;Cars quot; release puts Pixar ahead Pixar has said its upcoming film quot;Cars quot; will be postponed from its planned November release to a June 2006 bow -- a move that could leave the company better | 2 |
Safe landing for Seahawks SEATTLE -- Matt Hasselbeck threw two touchdown passes and got another TD on a sneak, leading the Seahawks to a 28-26 win over the Atlanta Falcons yesterday and helping Seattle win the NFC West and secure a first-round playoff game at home. | 1 |
Victory not enough as Saints eliminated CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tom Benson crowded around a tiny television, the fate of his football team resting on the outcome of a game being played halfway across the country. | 1 |
Falling Oil Hits Europe; Dollar Bounces (Reuters) Reuters - Most European stock markets followed\Wall Street lower Wednesday as crude oil's slide to three-month\lows hit heavily weighted oil shares, although a recovering\dollar was a plus for the region's exporters. | 2 |
EU set to close fishing grounds The European Commission proposes closure of dangerously depleted cod grounds in the North Sea, Irish Sea and off the west of Scotland. | 0 |
Terriers are unable to go out in style After Boston University's 2-1 loss to Minnesota last night at Walter Brown Arena, the last game BU will play at the Babcock Street building, nearly half of the Terrier squad trudged down the runway to their locker room. | 1 |
Missing point, Celtics stumble AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The turning point in last night's game came less than three minutes into the third quarter. That's when Gary Payton limped to the visitors' locker room after suffering a strained left hamstring. | 1 |
Global Funds Offer Broad Exposure (AP) AP - With the U.S. economy likely to slow next year, many investors are looking to add more international exposure to their portfolios in hopes of winning higher returns. A number of global mutual funds offer what seems like easy one-stop shopping, but experts warn that all are not created equal. | 2 |
Dual DVD/HD-DVD disc developed Memory-Tech is to start mass production next year of read-only discs that can contain data stored in both DVD and HD-DVDs (high-definition/high-density DVDs) layers, a company executive said Wednesday. | 3 |
Dell, EMC, Intel and Oracle line up on the grid IT industry heavyweights Dell, EMC, Intel and Oracle today sealed an alliance to develop grid computing technology and establish best practice. | 3 |
Technology ; Experts push for more US computer security efforts An official with the Homeland Security Department #39;s National Cyber Security Division said the 120-person office has been able to limit the harmful effects of at least one virus and has helped to track down online criminals in 28 countries. | 3 |
BEA hails app server upgrade Not to be outdone by rival Oracle, BEA Systems has unveiled version 9.0 of its WebLogic Server application server. Homing in on the theme of service-oriented architecture deployment, BEA said the product would | 3 |
Sony Sings Off-Key The company that brought us the Walkman should be giving the iPod a run for its money. What happened? Perhaps you #39;ve caught a glimpse of Sony #39;s new digital music player, a sleek silver gizmo brandished in | 3 |
Mobile networks are iPod #39;threat #39; The iPod and iTunes will see competition from wireless network providers, according to the CEO of Warner Music Group. Speaking at the UBS Media Week Conference, Warner #39;s Edgar Bronfman suggested | 3 |
Kazaa trial highlights P2P dangers The ongoing civil trial involving P2P file sharing network Kazaa highlights the risks corporates face by not locking down employees #39; desktop applications, say security experts. | 3 |
Mourinho unhappy with Porto loss Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was left disappointed after his side were defeated 2-1 by his former club Porto. Mourinho blamed a lack of motivation as Chelsea sunk to their first Champions League defeat of the season. | 1 |
Where can O #39;Neill go from here? Celtic may be out of Europe before Christmas for the first time in four years but their exit after the brave 0-0 draw with AC Milan had a familiar ring to it. | 1 |
Gerrard is the man Olympiakos boss Dusan Bajevic has identified Liverpool captain, Steven Gerrard, as likely to be the most influential player for the Reds tonight. | 1 |
Valencia tarnish image with angry Champions League exit The reaction of Valencia players, coach Claudio Ranieri and their fans to the 2-0 Champions League defeat to Werder Bremen has done irreparable damage to the image of the club according to Spanish media. | 1 |
Bayer look to leave Kiev out in the cold Bayer Leverkusen surprised everyone by qualifying for the Champions League last season and they now have the chance to reach the knockout phase of the competition with Dynamo Kiev their final obstacle. | 1 |
India arrives amidst unprecedented security Dhaka, December 8: The 15-member Indian cricket team arrived in the Bangladeshi capital amidst unprecedented security following a death threat but captain Sourav Ganguly said the pre-tour developments would have no bearing on the performance of his players | 1 |
Who #39;s behind the oil-for-food scandal? Once it became clear some months ago that Saddam Hussein had been telling the truth about not having weapons of mass destruction or connections to al-Qaida, it should have been an embarrassment | 0 |
US marines in Philippines on storm relief mission, health fears <b>...</b> INFANTA, Philippines (AFP) - US Marines began helping relief operations in the Philippines following storms that have left more than 1,500 people dead as fears grew of a health crisis among survivors. | 0 |
Palestinian killed in Gaza Strip A Palestinian was killed overnight by Israeli forces, as further violence continued in the Gaza Strip, medical sources said. A body - described on Israeli radio as a quot;Palestinian youngster quot;, and on Palestinian | 0 |
Stocks Set for Flat Open; IBM in Focus NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks look to open flat on Wednesday, a day after a sharp sell-off, as the dollar rebounded and a major sale was announced by IBM <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=IBM.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">IBM.N</A>, but oil prices nudged up slightly. | 2 |
Dollar Rises, Investors Focus on Rates LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar gained ground on Wednesday, as investors took profits on other major currencies on signs that currency strength may prompt some central banks to scale back interest rate tightening. | 2 |
Falling Oil Hits Europe; Dollar Bounces LONDON (Reuters) - Most European stock markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday as crude oil's slide to three-month lows hit heavily weighted oil shares, although a recovering dollar was a plus for the region's exporters. | 2 |
Miners Lead European Stocks Down LONDON (Reuters) - European shares eased on Wednesday with mining stocks soft after sharp falls in metal prices and concerns about the strong euro hitting growth, but auto makers like Porsche rose after strong sales data. | 2 |
BBC Schedules Major Cuts in Payroll, Budget LONDON, Dec. 7 -- The BBC, the world's largest public broadcasting company, announced plans Tuesday for some of the biggest budget cuts in its 82-year history, slashing at least 10 percent of its staff and more than \$620 million in annual spending. | 2 |
New sales push for struggling GM General Motors , which has experienced two months of disappointing sales, reveals a new winter sales programme in the US. | 2 |
Dillon: Cash and carry setup working well FOXBOROUGH -- There were just under 9 1/2 minutes to go in the third quarter yesterday when Patriots running back Corey Dillon broke free and ambled toward the end zone with San Francisco defenders Dwaine Carpenter and Ronnie Heard grabbing and clawing and pulling at his jersey. They finally hauled Dillon down at the 14-yard line, but not before he ... | 1 |
Nvidia to supply PlayStation 3 graphics chip Nvidia will supply the graphics chip for the successor to the PlayStation 2 being developed by Sony, the companies announced. The deal also gives Sony the right to use the chip in its digital consumer products, according to the companies. | 3 |
NASA #39;s longest-serving astronaut retiring His first space flight was in 1965 when he piloted the first manned Gemini mission. Later he made two trips to the moon -- orbiting during a 1969 flight and then walking on the lunar surface during a mission in 1972. | 3 |
Technology ; Dell seeks to open second PC plant in Europe Technology News, SAN FRANCISCO, Dell Inc. is looking to open its second European production plant, its chairman said on Tuesday, and a source familiar with the plan said the company was considering a location in France. | 3 |
Ranieri Livid In Defeat Valencia boss Claudio Ranieri was bitter in defeat. Werder Bremen eliminated the Spanish club 2-0 on Tuesday. Ranieri singled out referee Anders Frisk venemously in a post-match television interview with Canal Plus. | 1 |
File-sorting software coming of age The holidays are done at last. Time to get back to normal. Well, perhaps not entirely normal. Our computers, after all, are normally in a state of chaos, cluttered with once-cherished files that we can't even find anymore. | 2 |
US says quot;getting nowhere quot; with crisis in Darfur UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The international community is quot;getting nowhere quot; with the crisis in Sudan #39;s troubled Darfur region, the US ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, said. | 0 |
Officials say Logan death a horrible accident #39; A longtime Delta Air Lines employee was killed at Logan Airport yesterday morning when he was struck by a de-icing truck driven by a good friend, officials said. | 2 |
A plan for US energy security? The United States must diversify its global oil supplies, expand a world network of strategic petroleum reserves and raise fuel efficiency standards to ensure its energy security, a panel of experts will recommend Wednesday. | 2 |
Reports: Charges Expected for Five Pacers (AP) AP - Five Indiana Pacers players and five Detroit Pistons fans were expected to be charged with assault Wednesday in a brawl that broke out on the court last month and spilled into the stands at The Palace of Auburn Hills, according to news reports. | 1 |
Israel #39;s Sharon Lines Up Support for Likud Vote Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon marshalled support for Thursday #39;s Likud party vote to bring the Labor Party into a government that would block snap elections and pave the way for a Gaza withdrawal next year. | 0 |
Mortgage Applications Rose Last Week (Reuters) Reuters - Applications for U.S. home mortgages\rose last week, as mortgage rates fell, an industry group said\on Wednesday. | 2 |
Lenovo-IBM is a tough sell Two years ago, I got an inside look at operations at Lenovo Group, the Chinese computing giant that is expected to form a joint venture with IBM to sell PCs worldwide. | 2 |
Latest Business news on mobile: sms BIZ to 7333 The US-based oral care and personal products company Colgate-Palmolive Company is drawing a blueprint to restructure its operations. | 2 |
Report: Calif economy will see growth in 2005, but danger looms LOS ANGELES A report says California #39;s economy will see solid growth next year, but danger looms. The quarterly UCLA Anderson Forecast says the state #39;s fortunes could change if the national economy falters | 2 |
Software for drummers and strummers If one of your New Year's resolutions is to finally learn how to play an instrument, technology increasingly can help you get started. | 2 |
Kids happy to get an Apple in their stocking US holiday sales forecasts have been decidedly muted this year, but it appeared no one bothered telling the throngs of shoppers crammed into Apple Computer #39;s downtown San Francisco store last week. | 3 |
Clashes before Hoon #39;s visit to Iraq Three Iraqis have been killed in clashes in Ramadi while six Iraqi civilians and two US soldiers were wounded after a bomb targeting a US convoy exploded in southern Baghdad. | 0 |
Pope Prays for Iraqi People after Bomb Attacks on Churches Pope John Paul II today said he was praying for the Iraqi people after militants bombed two churches in Mosul, the latest anti-Christian violence in the country. | 0 |
Stocks to Watch Wednesday The hard drive maker on Tuesday raised its quarterly revenue and profit forecasts for the December quarter on strong seasonal demand for newer products, surpassing analysts' forecasts. | 2 |
Bank calls for Argentine reforms The World Bank approves \$200m for infrastructure projects in Argentina, but demands that the country complete restructuring its defaulted debt. | 2 |
Commentary: Is China on the verge of its own Enron scandal? In 2002, China Aviation Oil (Singapore) was named Singapore #39;s most transparent company by the island #39;s Securities Investors Association. | 2 |
Thunderbird 1.0 email client bids to repeat Firefox success Hoping to emulate the success of the open source browser Firefox, the Mozilla group has now released version 1.0 of its Thunderbird email client. | 3 |
HD-DVD Sticks It To Blu-Ray......again Toshiba has hammered another nail in the Blu-Ray coffin, by announcing a dual layer HD-DVD and DVD disc. This means that studios will be able to sell discs that have the DVD version on one side and the HD-DVD | 3 |
Drug makers adding X-rays, MRIs to arsenal Researchers at Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. hope to produce better drugs with medical-imaging equipment usually used to examine patients. | 2 |
Sonys Walkman bows to MP3 format The company which invented the walkman and created a new niche with it has now got its ear to the ground. The latest Walkman music player to emerge from their workshop seems to be a hybrid of sorts. | 3 |
IBM expands virtual resources for partners IBM has announced virtual resources to help its business partners accelerate the building and deployment of on-demand business applications tailored to customer requirements across all vertical industries. | 3 |
IT disaster in British public authority caused by operator The US IT service provider EDS has admitted that one of its employees was responsible for the crash of thousands of computers in Britain #39;s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) two weeks ago. | 3 |
On latest players, choice is unlimited The menu at Flash's, a saloon on Boston's Stuart Street, offers many choices. The jukebox offers even more. | 2 |
Players OK talks on steroids Baseball players gave their lawyers the go-ahead Tuesday to reach an agreement with owners on tougher testing for steroids. After negotiations with management were outlined to the executive board of the players | 1 |
V.KLITSCKO V D.WILLIAMS FIXED ODDS BETTING PREVIEW Following his upset of Mike Tyson in July, British heavyweight Danny Williams has the chance on Saturday to become the WBC World Heavyweight Champion when he takes on Vitali Klitscko at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. | 1 |
Redknapp move angers Pompey fans The chairman of Portsmouth #39;s supporters club believes many fans will turn on former boss Harry Redknapp after his impending move to rivals Southampton. | 1 |
Soccer: Youth brings energy to a night drained of meaning On Tuesday, Cesc Fabregas, a 17-year-old Spaniard, scored a flamboyant goal and ran the midfield so well that Arsenal thrashed Rosenborg Trondheim 5-1. | 1 |
UPDATE 1-Coulthard tests for Red Bull in Spain David Coulthard moved a significant step closer to staying in Formula One when he started a three-day test with the Red Bull Racing team in southern Spain on Wednesday. | 1 |
AFGHAN PRESIDENT TAKES ON TALIBAN AFGHANISTAN #39;S first democratically elected president was sworn in yesterday - vowing to crack down on drug traffickers and the last of the Taliban. | 0 |
Iraqi PM Calls on Russian Companies to Take Part in Reconstruction Iraq is prepared to cooperate with Russia and to sign contracts, Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an exclusive interview with the Itar-Tass news agency on Wednesday, Dec. 8. Allawi said that on Tuesday, Dec. | 0 |
Bush puts squeeze on UN #39;s Annan The suggestion by Republican Senator Norman Coleman that United Nations #39; Secretary-General Kofi Annan should resign because of the UN #39;s oil-for-food scandal fits somewhere on the scale in between the absurd and the vicious. | 0 |
Finnish government plans sale of 250-300 mln TeliaSonera shares (AFP) AFP - The Finnish government said it would sell between 250 and 300 million shares, or as much as 6.4 percent of its stake, in Nordic telecommunications operator TeliaSonera. | 0 |
Troops Put Tough Questions to Rumsfeld (AP) AP - After delivering a pep talk designed to energize troops preparing to head for Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld got a little "talking to" himself from disgruntled soldiers. | 0 |
Mortgage Applications Rise Last Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. home mortgages increased last week, as purchase activity rose amid lower mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday. | 2 |
N.Irish Deal Stalls Over IRA Arms Pictures BELFAST, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - A major push to seal a political settlement for the turbulent British province of Northern Ireland stalled at the last moment Wednesday over demands for photographic evidence of IRA guerrillas scrapping their arms. | 0 |
TI Narrows Forecast for Fourth Quarter LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Texas Instruments Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=TXN.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">TXN.N</A>, the world's largest maker of chips for cell phones, on Tuesday said it expects fourth-quarter revenue and earnings per share at the mid range of its previous estimates, as order trends remain soft and an inventory correction continues. | 2 |
S Korea's Roh visits Iraq troops South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun pays a surprise visit to troops in Iraq, after his government decided to extend their mandate. | 0 |
Ganguly plays down security fears The Indian squad arrives in Bangladesh despite threats allegedly sent by Islamic militants. | 0 |
Exec arrested in Singapore scandal The chief executive of embattled China Aviation Oil (CAO) Singapore Corp. Ltd. was arrested Wednesday in Singapore #39;s biggest trading scandal since the fall of Barings Bank in 1995. | 2 |
Jukebox is reborn for the Internet age The Internet has changed the way people listen to music in their personal space. (Think iPod and other portable music players.) Now, it's also changing the way people listen to music in public places, such as restaurants and bars. | 2 |
Reliance unit loses Anil Ambani Anil Ambani resigns from the petrochemical unit of Indian giant Reliance, renewing rumours of a management feud with elder brother Mukesh. | 2 |
Bush urged to get to grips with cybersecurity A cybersecurity group yesterday called on US President George Bush to invest more in IT issues and to make the top IT security job a bigger posting. | 3 |
Australia Beats NZ in One-Day Cricket Match to Tie Series 1-1 Australia defied a late rally by New Zealand to win the second of three one-day cricket internationals in Sydney by 17 runs and set up a deciding match at Brisbane on Friday. | 1 |
Gerrard issues warning The Merseyside captain, his professional career born and bred at Liverpool, wants to quot;show his kids medals, quot; saying the Premiership side may not be able to rack up the major-tournament titles Gerrard thinks he deserves. | 1 |
Real Madrid faces AS Roma in #39;the most important game of the <b>...</b> Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos called Wednesday #39;s do-or-die Champions League match against AS Roma quot;the most important game of the season. | 1 |
Karzai faces drug challenge at outset of fresh presidential term KABUL, Afghanistan _ Afghanistan #39;s newly inaugurated President Hamid Karzai is pushing the fight to control the nation #39;s booming drug trade to the top of his to-do list. | 0 |
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